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Campaign Tranquillity Welcome Hospitality Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Prayer Space Approachable Dialogue Refuge Companion Non-judgementalChaplaincyConfidential Religion FocusBereavement SpiritualitySEPTEMBER 2018 Peace GardenMULTI-FAITHSoup Lunch CHAPLAINCYCoexistence Tackling food poverty in Lincoln Subash Chellaiah national competition with her concept of a ‘smart’ fruit bowl that alerts you to when your fruit is going to go off, and helps minimise waste. How inspiring! Chris Whaley, Catering Manager, says ‘It is reassuring to know that a network exists that allows us to pass surplus food to those in need in the Lincoln area via the Subash and his contacts within the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy and the YMCA Lincolnshire. Forecasting sales is never easy and it’s The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy is part of the always a last minute call to Subash and his of this is spreading throughout the Lincoln Food Summit organised by the colleagues to help with the distribution and university and this can only be a good Caroline Kenyon. Since July 2017 a lot they rise to it every time.’ thing. I am privileged to be a part of this of activities have taken place throughout The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy are working and have a leading role. the city, networks created, to tackle food closely with Chris and whenever The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy peace poverty in Lincoln. Caroline Kenyon the university will be closed due to garden located behind Witham House says “Since starting the Lincoln Food public holidays any excess food from grows different vegetables that are Summit, an informal group looking at University catering is donated to the used to make soup within the Multi- issues relating to food every in the city, YMCA Lincolnshire via the Multi-Faith Faith Chaplaincy Kitchen. Whatever is I have been privileged to meet some Chaplaincy. I collect the food and donate excess from the peace garden is given to amazing people involved in tackling this it to the YMCA Lincolnshire. It is a great students in need but as the garden grow pressing and complex issue. opportunity to be able to provide food for we will be able to provide fresh, home those who need it – food that in the past One project I have come across is Mint grown vegetables to a local charity ie. went in the bin. I can see a change in the Lane Cafe, which uses food from Tesco Mnt Lane Cafe. mindset of not only the catering manager which would otherwise go to waste, to bust across the university that it is The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy has a food make nutritious meals at a very affordable important to not waste food, food waste bank that helps students in need. It is price. They celebrated their first birthday is wrong. Food shortage, food poverty located in Witham House and donations recently and it was lovely to go along and is sadly a growing issue and awareness come from local religious communities. mark the occasion with them. Students who struggle financially do not In the meantime, at one of our meetings, need to worry about food because they it was flagged up that all the supermarket know they can go to Student Services, be chains are getting much cannier about referred to the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, and not having waste food, which means that get two bags worth of food. This is sadly more and more charities are chasing less a growing reality, but students need not and less food. A negative outcome of a worry about food as they can always get good intention, sadly. some from the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy. And then on the upside, I read in The We continue to work closely with partners Independent about the brilliant school in the city to ensure no food is wasted and girl, aged 11 years, who just happens enabling excess food to go to where it is to come from Lincolnshire and won a most needed is so important. IN THIS ISSUE Music at St Mary le Wigford page 4 Guru Nanak page 7 Home Away from Home page 11 We’re here for everybody, of all faiths and none www.chaplaincy.lincoln.ac.uk Message from the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Co-Ordinator Subash Chellaiah As we prepare for A new academic year sees students the new academic continuing their degree and walking Chaplaincy Focus year I find I am further down the path of education looking back on the towards the goal of graduation. Some ISSUE 3 – SEPTEMBER 2018 work the Multi-Faith will be further along this journey than Chaplaincy did last others. September will see an influx of year. What a year new students joining the University of 2017/2018 was and Lincoln and stating their undergraduate/ how quickly it went. The Peace Garden postgraduate journey. Starting a new flourished, soup lunches, celebration life here in Lincoln. We will welcome CONTENTS of numerous festivals but most students from across the UK, Europe importantly the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy and the world. The Multi-Faith Charity – from a Pagan Perspective ...3 space has been a constant presence Chaplaincy is here for all students new of welcome and tranquillity. Thank you and present, no matter what religion (or Guide for the Perplexed. 3 to all who worked with the Multi-Faith no faith) and from wherever in the world. Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Chaplaincy this last year to ensure it We are here to welcome you, help you Programme ......................4 was a great academic year offering the settle and answer any questions you Lincolnshire Sleep Easy Challenge ....4 range of services we did. The Multi- may have. Moving to a new city can Faith Chaplaincy could not function VII .............................4 be daunting and it can be even more the way it does without the help of the daunting as an international student as The Peace Blanket ................5 multi faith team of volunteers. Lincoln is not only a new city, but you are Lincolnshire Pilgrim Routes ..........5 The new academic year is almost in a new country too. During your first Catholic Chaplaincy ................6 here and with this comes a week of weeks and months in Lincoln, you will International Agents Network Lunch ...6 graduations. I would like to congratulate experience a wide range of emotions and feelings. Many students feel homesick Guru Nanak’s Birthday Celebrations ...7 all those who are graduating this September. This is a time to look back – we are here if you want a friendly Double Celebration ................7 and reflect on your time as a student chat and help you find your local place From the East Midlands to Tamil Nadu. 10 at the University of Lincoln, be proud of worship. Finding your local place of West End Community .............10 of your achievements, thankful for worship can be a great help as it enables the friends and experiences you have you to follow a part of your routine you Home Away from Home ............11 had and made. This is also a time for did at home, make like-minded friends What a Waste! ...................11 celebration – celebrate your degree and and be a part of a local community. Bird Wellness Area ...............12 all you have achieved. Graduating can International students, we are here to Science & Faith Discussions ........12 also lead to a time of uncertainty as one welcome you to the UK and we can chapter in your life is over and a new RCCG News ....................12 help you settle here. It can be daunting one is about to start – see this as an moving to a new country – new foods, Birthday Presents ................13 opportunity, a time to make plans and to smells, language, weather and so on. look to the future. Plan the road you want Caodism .......................13 Everything is new and we are here if to take and walk along it, seeing where Compassionate Lincoln ............13 you are suffering from culture shock, it takes you and what opportunities Student Ecotherapy Follow-up ......13 homesickness, or are generally struggling. come your way. If you want or need any These are all feelings I can relate to as Fairtrade Fortnight ................14 support during this time the Multi-Faith the UK was once new to me too. Diversity Festival .................14 Chaplaincy is only a phone call or e-mail Wordsearch .....................15 away and feel free to get in touch. We look forward to seeing you soon. Lincoln Mosque ..................15 The Camino de Santiago de Compostela ..................16 Need to Talk? You can meet a Volunteer Chaplain/ You can make an appointment to meet Faith Advisor any weekday afternoon a Volunteer Chaplain/Faith Advisor any during term time to talk about any weekday during term time to talk about REGULAR issues which are affecting you issues such as: personally or academically. • Bereavement and loss FEATURES We offer help, advice and confidential • Faith listening. Volunteer Chaplains/Faith A Message from the Multi-Faith • Health Advisors see you on a one-to-one basis • Money and debt Chaplaincy Co-Ordinator ............2 and visit you when you’re sick or in • Relationships Calendar of Events .................8 hospital, and if needed we can connect you with Student Services or local • Stress Contact Details ...................15 agencies. • Work, organisation and deadlines 2 WWW.CHAPLAINCY.LINCOLN.AC.UK Charity – from a Pagan Perspective David Gannon, Pagan Faith Advisor Modern Pagans in the UK (and across Many Pagans are therefore involved the world) follow a variety of different in the same organisations as non- paths – from Wicca to Druidry, Pagans – working for the general good Heathenism to Shamanism. – but in addition there are also Pagan charitable organisations working in a Unlike with many other spiritual practices variety of fields.
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